============================================================ TITLE: Hutch Underwriting Preparing to Launch Tradie Cover TYPE: blog VERSION: 1 VERSION_ID: 3047fa79-c6fd-4cc3-a087-470fa14d2f7e GENERATED_AT: 2026-06-09T00:54:02.482Z SUMMARY: Hutch to launch a Trade Pack, proving tradies insurance cover, in the next few months as they expand their Construction Insurance product offerings AUTHOR: Kim Beavis DATE PUBLISHED: August 17, 2023 DATE MODIFIED: June 4, 2025 READING TIME: 2 min WORD COUNT: 291 KEYWORDS: Media Coverage SOURCE URL: https://hutchunderwriting.com.au/blog/hutch-underwriting-preparing-to-launch-tradie-cover ============================================================ KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Media Coverage 1 min read # Hutch Underwriting Preparing to Launch Tradie Cover Kim Beavis : 17/08/2023 3:58:00 PM Announcements Construction Trades Source: InsuranceNews. Published August 17, 2023 Hutch Underwriting will launch a Trade Pack in the next few months as the business continues to grow since its launch last year, CEO Robin Johnson said. “We’re going to launch it in the second-half of this year. Trade Pack is aimed at tradies,” he told insuranceNEWS.com.au. “So before the end of the year we will have Trade Pack up and running and that will be on Sunrise.” The underwriting agency became a Lloyd’s coverholder in August last year and launched soon after in November it's first offering, a strata product, followed by construction in June this year. The two products are also on the Ebix-owned Sunrise Exchange platform. Mr Johnson says professional indemnity is next on the list for the underwriting agency. "“We are growing quickly and the team is expanding. There are nine of us already and we expect to double that next year. “We’ve spent millions on technology to deliver better service to brokers and I think it’s really coming good as a consequence.”" “We’ve spent millions on technology to deliver better service to brokers and I think it’s really coming good as a consequence.” ## Media Coverage Publish Date InsuranceNews Hutch Underwriting preparing to launch tradie cover 1 min read Cost blowouts & contract traps: Keeping construction projects insurable Kim Beavis : 12/01/2026 2:25:54 PM Construction Trades Broker Resources Read More 1 min read 5 Reasons Brokers Are Turning to Packaged Solutions for SME Trade Clients Kim Beavis : 07/05/2025 6:00:00 AM Trades Trade Pack Read More 1 min read Construction and strata insurance challenges Robin Johnson : 20/06/2023 4:47:00 PM Source: IB Talk hosted by: Daniel Wood, Editor, Insurance Business Australia. Published June 16, 2023 Podcast Construction Read More #### Cost blowouts & contract traps: Keeping construction projects insurable Kim Beavis : 12/01/2026 2:25:54 PM Construction Trades Broker Resources #### 5 Reasons Brokers Are Turning to Packaged Solutions for SME Trade Clients Kim Beavis : 07/05/2025 6:00:00 AM Trades Trade Pack #### Construction and strata insurance challenges Robin Johnson : 20/06/2023 4:47:00 PM Source: IB Talk hosted by: Daniel Wood, Editor, Insurance Business Australia. Published June 16, 2023 Podcast Construction ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THIS CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------ Source: https://hutchunderwriting.com.au/blog/hutch-underwriting-preparing-to-launch-tradie-cover Author: Kim Beavis Published: August 17, 2023 This content is provided for informational purposes. Please visit the original source for the most up-to-date information.